" BEAUTIFUL WOMEN "

Commercials and magazines and movies would have women believe that beauty takes a lot of work! It's true...but the real and lasting beauty that we should strive for is... "internal beauty."

I see beautiful women around me all the time...daughters, friends, even you sweet women here in blog-land! I see true beauty every time, in women who emulate their Savior.

I have spent some time in my life seeking after what I thought was true physical beauty, but after diets and those costly face creams I still did not find permanent satisfaction. Because guess what?! I still kept getting older, it seems no one has found that long, sought after fountain of youth! So, I have come full circle...to look inside myself for what is truly important.

I believe it's a common thing for women to be dissatisfied with their bodies, which is why it's critical for women to train and teach their teenage daughters to love themselves and to reject harmful, unattainable beauty ideals.

There was a study done by Dove in which teenage girls were polled about whose beauty recommendations they trust most. While some care about their friends opinions and others long to look like supermodels, most said that what their mothers believe is what they pay attention to. Now that is inspiring...to know that we really do have the most power with them!

That doesn't mean that women need to disregard their physical appearance...it can be fun to be pretty and to do so with our daughters. There was an older woman who's mantra was..." "weeding the garden is no reason to not accessorize ladies!"

Three ideas that can help us focus on the things of God...

Women need to recognize Satan's strategy to "call evil good and good evil."
1) Lucifer doesn't want us to see certain things and they are hidden by mists of darkness. Most importantly, he hides the love of God from us. He hides the right path and the consequences of going off the path and isn't it strange how he doesn't hide the ways of the world? He openly invites us in to all his ways.

2) Today's mothers, more than ever before need to lead by righteous examples so their daughters will know whom to look to, to find good, healthy patterns to follow.

3) Never underestimate the power of the world to divert. By feeling like she's unaffected by media messages or by joining with them, a woman becomes susceptible to Satan's cunning designs. We really need to keep watch on ourselves and the influence the world and others have on our beautiful daughters.

ALSO SEE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei6JvKOW60I&feature=related



Something fun to do together....

"Baked Blueberry Scones"

You will need:
1 1/4 cups of flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 Tbs. white sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Add:

1/2 cup milk,

3 Tbs. oil
1 egg
1 cup blueberries
(1/2 cup mini chocolate chips)

Mix up the dough...pat out into a 8" circle
on lightly floured counter. Cut dough into
8 wedges, cutting half way through.
Bake at 400* for 20 minutes...
when it comes from oven, finish cutting
through wedges and place on a wire rack.

Once they are cool enough to touch... mix:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp. milk
lemon juice to taste
Drizzle over scones
Serve and enjoy!

Have fun with the kids and or grand children ladies!


I have been sewing and cleaning and preparing for an up coming baby shower
for my daughter...can't wait to share the joy of that with you...my love to all.